Pinless permanent folded diaper



June 13, 1950 l. ISRAEL PINLESS PERMANENT FOLDED DIAPER Filed March 2,1948 INVENTOR.

[EV/1V5 1522455 Patented June 13, 1950 UNITED STATES OFFICE 2,511,406PINLESS PERMANENT FOLDED DIAPER Irving Israel, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application March 2, 1948,Serial No. 12,651

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to pinless folded diapers for babies.

It is an object of the present invention to provide pinless permanentfolded diapers which are ordinary, every day diapers now being used andfolded as is accepted by present day doctors, nurses and mothers, andeasy to apply to the baby, and wherein there is provided snap fasteners,hooks, buttons, ties, at opposite sides of the flap and the fastenersfor'the front or back flap being accessible only fu pon the rollingunder of the outer edges of the flap so as to take up the excessmaterial when applying the diaper to the smaller size infant and at thesame time making provision so that as the infant grows, the diapers willstill be available by letting out more of the turned in sides of theflap.

Another object of the invention is to provide baby diapers which arepinless and are permanently folded.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a baby diaperwhich is of simple construction, safe and easy to attach to the infant,inexpensive to manufacture and efficient in operation.

This application refers to the same general subject matter as the U. S.patent to Hazen, Patent No. 2,425,617, entitled Diaper, and patentedAugust 12, 1947.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a pinless permanent folded diaper according to oneform of the invention, especially suitable for the normal size baby.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the diaper shown in Fig. 1 with theflaps separated from one another, for illustrative purposes.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a pinless permanent folded diaper havingbut one strip of tape with the fastening elements therein, this type ofdiaper especially suited for the very small baby such as the incubatorbaby or normal newly born baby.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the diaper shown in Fig. 3 with theflaps extended from one another, for illustrative purposes.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on lines 5-5 of Fig. 4, showing sixsheets of thickness of the pinless permanent folded diaper.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, I represents a permanently folded diapermaterial of which the ends form rear and forward flaps II and I2.

permanent On the rear flap ll and on the front face thereof there isextended parallel tapes "I3 and I l from which'male fastener elements lextend. These fastener elements are disposed respectively at oppositesides of the flap and are adapted to receive fastener elements of acomplementary nature disposed on the front faces of the front flap I2.These fastener elements are indicated at 1'6 and are disposed withincontinuous tape strips ex tending from one side of the flap l2 to theother side. There are a plurality of these fasteners H5 at the oppositesides of the flap whereby an adjustment can be effected and wherein moreor less of side portions ll of flap l2 can be rolled inwardly forconnection of the respective fasteners It with the fasteners I5 on therear flap II. when the flaps are brought together and the fasteningelements secured, leg openings [8 are provided through which the legs ofthe infant extend.

It will be noted that the side portions H are rolled under in order tomake available the fastening elements I6 on the front face of the frontflap. By securing these fastening elements with tape, a strong anddurable connection is made of the fasteners with the diaper material sothat they may not be readily displaced from the same.

It will be further noted that the pinless permanent folded diaper, asshown in Figures 1 and 2, is provided with four separate thicknesses ofmaterial indicated as A, B, C and D in the rear flap II, and in thefront flap l2 there are two separate thicknesses of material indicatedas E and F. In most cases it has been found that it is desirable toretain the four thicknesses of material as that of the rear portion ofthe diaper, which is usually so desired. However, in some cases, it maybe found that it is desirable to have the four thicknesses of materialas that of the front, and therefore the mother or nurse simply reversesthe application of the diaper for the most desirable use.

In Figs. 3 and 4, there is shown a modified form of the invention of thepinless permanent folded diaper, intended for use on the small sizedbaby such as the normal newly born baby and incubator baby, whereinmaterial has been formed into a diaper to provide a rear flap 2| and afront flap 22. When the flaps are brought together, as shown in Fig. 3,leg openings 23 are provided. Instead of having two tapes as shown inthe previously described form of the invention, there is provided onlyone tape for both th rear flap and for the front flap. The tape for therear flap is indicated at 25 and has male fasteners 26. The

female fastener elements 28. Th application of the diaper is the same,and side portions of the front flap 22 are rolled under as indicated at29 in order to effect the securement of the fastener elements 28 withthe fastener elements 26.

It will be further noted that the pinless permanent folded diaper, asshown in the modification of my invention of said Figs. 3, 4 and 5, isprovided with six separate thicknesses of material, as indicated by G,H, I, J, K and L in the rear 'fi-ap 2|, and in the front flap 22 th reare three separate thicknesses of material indicated as M, N, and O. Inmost cases, it has been found that it is desirable to retain the siXthicknesses of material as that of the rear portion of the diaper, whichis usually desired. However, in some cases, it may be found that it isalso desirable to have the six thicknesses of material as that of thefront, and in such a case, the mother or nurs simply reverses theapplication of the pinless permanent folded diaper for the mostdesirable use.

It will be apparent that these diapers can be easily and readily appliedand that the adjustment of the same for the different size of infant canbe easily and readil effected by simply rolling under the side portionsof the front flaps of the diapers.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall bunderstood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of thepresent invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed th nature of my invention, what isclaimed is:

A pinless permanently folded baby diaper comprising a sheet foldeddownwardly horizontally from the top approximately one-third, thenfolded vertically approximately in half and finally folded horizontallyapproximately in half, the fold of the last folding being disposed atthe bottom in order to form a rear and a front flap, at least one firsttape disposed horizontally on the front face of the rear flap adjacentits top end, at least one second tape disposed horizontally on the frontface of the front flap adjacent its top end, the upper corner portionsof said front flap being rolled inwardly in folded operative position ofthe diaper, and fastening elements connecting said first tape with saidsecond tape, thereby maintaining th front flap opposite said rear flapin operative position of the diaper.

IRVING ISRAEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,339,602 Marsh May 11, 19201,961,515 Friedman June 5, 1934 2,004,088 Alsop June 11, 1935 2,145,137Sayers Jan. 24, 1939 2,256,510 Young Sept. 23, 1941 2,301,277 Hazen Nov.10, 1942

